Details: Needle exchange, condoms and other harm reduction supplies

The street and alley outreach program provides additional safety to the most vulnerable individuals in the community, who are the least likely to access traditional social services.

Outreach staff patrol the alleys of the Downtown Eastside (DTES) weekday evenings, and 12 hours a day on weekends.

Staff offer:

Immediate assistance such as emergency first aid and emotional support

Harm reduction supplies such as needle exchange and safer sex supplies

Referrals to shelters, food, clothing, detox, and to health and addiction services

Our outreach staff can also accompany people to and from medical, legal, and addiction services.

The homeless outreach team works with individuals without a fixed address who are not receiving social assistance, to 'fast-track' them onto welfare and into housing.

Homeless outreach staff work with the BC Ministry of Social Development through the provincial Homeless Outreach Project. Our partnership facilitates same-day turnaround of welfare benefits for our clients.

Our success builds on the relationship of trust we've built in the community through our street outreach work and recreational programming activities.